A 17-year-old skateboarder is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car on Saturday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Before 7 a.m., the female teen was using the bicycle lane on Providence Lakes Road in Brandon and riding her skateboard when she was…
A Good Samaritan died Sunday morning when he was struck while trying to help a man who had been injured in a previous traffic crash on I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 59-year-old man died at the scene. A 31-year-old woman was one of the drivers taken to…
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a vehicle leaving the roadway in the Feather Sound area and striking two pedestrians on the adjacent sidewalk, killing one of them, according to reports. Investigators believe the crash occurred around 5:02 p.m. The driver of the vehicle reportedly failed to…
A pedestrian was hit and killed Tuesday evening while crossing Hillsborough Avenue. The crash occurred around 7 p.m. east of Orient Road. Troopers said the 31-year-old man from Jacksonville walked into the path of a Chevy pickup truck and was hit. The pedestrian died at the scene. According to…
A 17-year-old Polk County high school student is recovering after being left for dead in a ditch during a hit-and-run accident. Investigators say the teen was walking along Swindell Road sometime after 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was struck from behind and thrown into a water-filled ditch. She may have…
Multiple people were hit and injured Thursday morning in Tampa, including students at a bus stop, according to police. The crash occurred at E. Bougainvillea Avenue and Marvy Avenue around 8 a.m. Witnesses stated the vehicle was speeding on Bougainvillea Ave. before hitting the pedestrians on the south side of…
A 16-year-old that was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon in Tampa has died from his injuries. The teen was hit while trying to cross E. Sligh Avenue near N. Rome Avenue around 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Police say the teen was running northbound across the street, outside the crosswalk,…
Pedestrians killed by SUVs is a growing trend across the U.S. In Florida, the problem is quite severe as Miami ranks number 5 and Tampa ranks number 8 in the top 10 deadliest cities in America. A Detroit Free Press/USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found that the SUV revolution is the…
A Tampa Bay Area family wants changes after a 63-year-old was struck and killed by a car while crossing 40th street in the Temple Crest community. This woman is at least the second person who has been hit and killed while crossing the street in recent years. There is a…
Tampa police are currently investigating an early-morning fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian. According to Tampa police, the crash happened in the 6900 block of east Adamo Drive just before 5 a.m. The pedestrian died as a result of the crash. The eastbound lanes of Adamo Drive were closed at…